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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
8
A special Christian Endeavor program at Green Way United Brethren Church on Sunday evening at 7 30 o clock features a brief talk by Robert Whitacre. Mrs C E Arme will lead the meeting.
Staunton death of Stephen D. Timberlake Jr age 66 at home. Prominent Staunton attorney and former Jeffersonian Democrat leader, president of Staunton Military Academy, served as city attorney 1904-1908, argued major state cases, and active in education and politics. Funeral Friday at 11 a.m. from First Presbyterian Church. Burial in Thornrose Cemetery.
The Navy Department says that there are between 70 and 80 planes on the United States Navy aircraft carriers Lexington and Saratoga. The Lexington and Saratoga each has quarters available for 2300 officers and men.
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on their thirteenth wedding anniversary Ralph and Mary Rumbaugh rejoiced at the safe return of their two year old son Ronald after four days of disappearance. State Police and volunteers had pursued an abduction theory as a plane pilot guided investigators to a cornfield where the boy was found unharmed but scratched and hungry.
The Clarke area closes the one room schools until September 30 after a disease outbreak. Rules urge parents to keep children home if exposed to a patient named Rixie, ban under sixteen from theaters, and suspend Sunday schools. Health advice includes handwashing and avoiding pet contact to curb spread.
A compact aid note lists radio highlights and station lineups with times and programs across WISV WRC WMAL and WJSV. It mentions figures such as Parks Johnson Ray Perkins Fanny Brice Mary Martin Rudy Vallee Gregor Piatigorsky LaGuardia and Bob Crosby among others, outlining 6:00 through midnight broadcasts and show titles for a day’s slate.
CHATHAM N. C. Mrs. Smith twenty nine, driver on Route 29, was sentenced to six years for manslaughter and related hit and run charges after a crash that killed Melvin Carter, Ernest Canaday, and Calbert Cope. England James testified they drank beer and wine most of the afternoon.
Richmond dispatch reports William R. White of New York warns state bank supervisors that manufacturers must cooperate with the government for the defense program or risk limiting American business freedom on public contracts. D W Bates of Des Moines defends dual banking as essential to U S needs, opposing centralized federal control.
Portuguese is the national language of Brazil. Spanish is spoken in other South American countries.
The public may view the two reel sound film Flagships of the Air at the George Washington Hotel starting at 9 p m tomorrow night. The screening follows the Junior Board of Trade meeting, which begins an hour earlier. Admission is free, according to J P Arthur president of the Junior Board.
Crossword puzzle clues across and down list common terms and definitions. The reader solves a mixed set of definitions including explosive sound exclamation hewing tool and more, with several entries referencing standard crossword conventions and wordplay.
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